Touch of oak, mineral, wet rocks lemon citrus, crisp Chardonnay — 3 years ago
Mineral and citrus. Rich, lemon, grapefruit. 2020 @3432, Umem - JH, 230811 — a year ago
Spring 2021. 10 years is a great age for the denser Maconnais wines - enough time to develop richness and complexity but not so much as to fade all the fruit. — 3 years ago
2007 | Chardonnay
Daniel Barraud; La Verchère VV
Burgundy; Maconnais, Poiully-Fuissé, France
(92-94; drink 2017-27+)
Nose has recently cut yellow apple, fresh pineapple, cane sugar and faint beeswax.
Palate has tart/under-ripe pineapple/yellow apple, lemon zest with mild chalky notes; plenty of acid to keep the palate lively. A great vintage for white Burgundy; A standout bottle from a heavily diminished case.
Paired with boneless chicken thighs, gnocchi, Parmesan cream sauce and kale from the garden (picked today, January!). — 10 months ago
The 2021 Alliance has everything, it is not as well balanced as the 2020 but close. — 2 years ago
2021 spring / summer. Nice country Chardonnay with lemon and white flowers. — 3 years ago
Ian Hamel
2024 summer. This is being sold at a steep discount by the importer because of marks on the bottles, so I bought several. Notably golden, with lots of spicy apple pie and a bit of vanilla ice cream on the nose. Reveals flashes of mineral and lemon over several days - curious to compare to the other bottles — 4 months ago